Charles Ernest Alter

1883 - 1947  (64 years)

• Name	Charles Ernest Alter
  Birth	14 Oct 1883	Mt. Pleasant, Henry, IA
  	Iowa, Delayed Birth Records Name: Charles Ernest Alter Gender: Male Birth Date: 14 Oct 1883 Birth Place: Mount Pleasant MM, Henry, Iowa, USA Father: Josephus Alter Mother: Julia Agusta Stevenson Certificate Number: 0-018918 Iowa, Delayed Birth Records Name Charles Ernest Alter Sex Male Father's Name Josephus Alter Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Julia Agusta Stevenson Mother's Sex Female Event Type Birth Event Date 14 Oct 1883 Event Place Mount Pleasant MM, Henry, Iowa, United States Event Place (Original) Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Source Details 18918
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Oct 1947	Alma, Harlan, NE
  	Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent Monday, 20 October 1947 Alma, Neb. Oct. 20. (AP)- Funeral services are expected to be held Wednesday for C. E. Alter, 64, Alma lumber dealer, and a leader in business and political circles. Alter died Saturday night in an Omaha hospital. Survivors include his widow, a son, Joseph Alter of Oakland, Calif., and two daughters, Mrs. Everett Hunt of Lincoln and Mrs. Robert Scott of Ogallala. His mother, Mrs. Joe Alter, sr., of Lincoln, also survives. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ia., Alter attended schools in Alma and in 1904 received a law degree from the University of Nebraska. Shortly after graduation he entered the lumber business with his father and remained in that business until his death. He was a past president of the Nebraska Lumber Merchants association and the South Platte United Chamber of Commerce and was a former state director of the Nebraska Reclamation association. Active in Republican political circles, he served as county chairman, was a delegate to the 1936 national convention and in 1940 was unsuccessful candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He also served as mayor of Alma, president of the city council and a member of the board of education. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files Name Charles Ernest Alter Name Note Name and form dates: Application: CHARLES ERNEST ALTER (Jan 1944) Sex Male Birth Date 14 Oct 1883 Birthplace Mt Pleasant, Iowa, United States Social Program Application Date Jan 1944 Race White Father's Name Josephine Alter [Joseph Alter] Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Julia Stevenson Mother's Sex Female
  Burial	Alma, Harlan, NE
  	Burial: Alma Cemetery Plot: Section AC, Block 179, Lot 4, Grave 4 Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, USA Inscription: Charles Ernest Alter 1883-1947
  Person ID	I11411	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Mae "Maggie" Druliner,   b. 22 Jul 1884, Oakland, Pottawattamie, IA d. 3 Jun 1977, Ogallala, Keith, NE (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1905	Alma, Harlan, NE
  	Groom's Name: Charles Ernest Alter Groom's Birth Date: 1883 Groom's Birthplace: Iowa Groom's Age: 22 Bride's Name: Margaret Mae Druliner Bride's Birth Date: 1884 Bride's Birthplace: Iowa Bride's Age: 21 Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1905 Marriage Place: Harlan, Nebraska Groom's Father's Name: Joseph Alter Groom's Mother's Name: Julia Stevenson Bride's Father's Name: J.G. Druliner Bride's Mother's Name: Margaret York Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01622-1 System Origin: Nebraska-EASy Source Film Number: 1954491 Reference Number: BookD pg204 cn1994
  Children	+ 1. Margaret L. "Margery" Alter,   b. 4 Jun 1908, Alma, Harlan, NE d. 9 May 1978, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 69 years) + 2. Joe Ernest Alter,   b. 29 Aug 1911, Alma, Harlan, NE d. 15 Feb 1993, Alameda County, CA (Age 81 years)   3. Nola Pauline Alter,   b. 24 Sep 1914, NE d. 17 May 2006, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1883 - Mt. Pleasant, Henry, IA Marriage - 28 Dec 1905 - Alma, Harlan, NE Death - 18 Oct 1947 - Alma, Harlan, NE Burial - - Alma, Harlan, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Ernest Alter, standing in back; his mother, Julia Augusta Stevenson Alter seated at far right.

  
  

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  Alma Cemetery Alma, Harlan, NE

  
  

• Notes

  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards Name: Charles Ernest Alter Race: White Birth Date: 14 Oct 1883 Residence Place: Harlan, Nebraska, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Color: light Eye Color: Blue Relative: Margaret M. Alter Relative's Relationship: Wife U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards Name: Charles Ernest Alter Gender: Male Race: White Residence Age: 59 Birth Date: 14 Oct 1883 Birth Place: Iowa, USA Residence Date: 1942 Residence Place: Alma, Nebraska, USA Occupation: Self Height: 5 7 Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Bald Weight: 171 Complexion: Light In 1920 census with wife, Margaret, daughter Margaret, son, Josh, daughter Mola, bother and sister in law Edna and Edgar Home in 1930: Alma, Harlan, Nebraska Household Members: Name Age Charles E Alter 47 Margaret M Alter 45 Margery Alter 21 Joe E Alter 18 Nola P Alter 15 Alvah E Luth 25 Norman D Luth 20 ALTER, CHARLES ERNEST: Lumber Dealer; b Mount Pleasant, Ia Oct 14,1883; s of Josephus Alter-Julia Stevenson; ed Alma HS; Boyles Bus Coll, Omaha; U of N, LLB 1904; m Margaret Mae Druliner Dec 28, 1905 Alma; s Joe Ernest; d Marjorie (Mrs Everett M Hunt); Nola Pauline (Mrs Robert K Scott); until entering U of N worked with father who estab lbr co in Alma 1889; 1904-24 ptr of father, in Alter Lbr Co; 1924-29ptr of John H von Steen in Alter-von Steen Lbr & Supply. Co; 1929- owner& opr Alter Lbr & Supply Co; past mayor of Alma; pres city coun; past mbr sch bd; 1933-35 NIRA code authority; Neb St Bar Assn; past pres Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; dir C of C, past pres; pres South Platte United Cof C; ch mbr & dir Lions; Alma Golf Assn, ch mbr Uni Club, Lincoln; Neb Veteran Free Masons Assn; past master AF&AM 116; past high priest RAM;KT, Holdrege; Sesostris Shrine; Meth Ch; Rep; chmn Harlan Co Central Com several years, potential candidate for gov; hobbies, golf & politics; res Alma. Taken from Harlan County, Nebraska Who's Who, 1940. Children of Joseph G., Druliner and Margaret Eliza Druliner. Name: Maggie Mae Druliner Name of Husband: Charles Ernest Alter Year Born: 1883 Place: Alma, Nebr. Nationality: American, Occupation: Lumber Merchant Residence: Alma, Nebr. Date of death: October 18th 1947 Cause of Death: Heart attack Where Buried: Alma, Nebr. Mother's name: Julia Stevenson Father's name: Joseph Alter Family data received from Christine Druliner-Arnold on 4 Aug 2012.